AstroUUֱ /science/taxonomy/term/2108/all en TSI Trivia Night: Eclipse Edition /science/channels/event/tsi-trivia-night-eclipse-edition-355333 <p>Calling all UUֱians!</p> Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:30:43 +0000 hannah.fronenberg@mail.mcgill.ca 983491 at /science TSI Public Talk: The Mystery and History of Fast Radio Bursts /science/channels/event/tsi-public-talk-mystery-and-history-fast-radio-bursts-354551 <p>Join us on February 7th, 2024 to learn about the cosmic mystery and history of fast radio bursts from one of the scientists who discovered them!</p> Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:27:45 +0000 hannah.fronenberg@mail.mcgill.ca 978692 at /science Public Astro Night - Unveiling the Universe with the Webb Telescope /science/channels/event/public-astro-night-unveiling-universe-webb-telescope-343743 <p><strong>Join us on Nov. 30, at 7:00 pm for Public Astro Night featuring Dr.</strong></p> Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:45:59 +0000 hannah.fronenberg@mail.mcgill.ca 901860 at /science AstroUUֱ Public Lecture: Planets Near and Far /science/channels/event/astromcgill-public-lecture-planets-near-and-far-342369 <p>How did planets form? Is our solar system rare or unique? Where will we find life and what will it look like?</p> Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:07:21 +0000 hannah.fronenberg@mail.mcgill.ca 871473 at /science Life Finds a Way! /science/channels/event/life-finds-way-341640 <p>Did you know there are “aliens” living in our own backyard? An extremophile is an organism that lives in extreme environments where humans would not survive!</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2022 17:32:32 +0000 nicole.ford@mail.mcgill.ca 851344 at /science Organelles Without Borders: How Liquid Droplets Organize the Cell /science/channels/event/organelles-without-borders-how-liquid-droplets-organize-cell-339950 <p>We welcome you to another IN-PERSON and online public lecture!</p> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:40:36 +0000 nicole.ford@mail.mcgill.ca 824407 at /science Space Debris Removal: Technologies, Missions and Science /science/channels/event/space-debris-removal-technologies-missions-and-science-339185 <p>Join us for our next virtual public lecture on April 28th at 7pm, with UUֱ <strong>Prof.</strong></p> Sat, 23 Apr 2022 04:10:44 +0000 nicole.ford@mail.mcgill.ca 823160 at /science Virtual Astronomy Trivia Night /science/channels/event/virtual-astronomy-trivia-night-337645 <p>Join us for a night of fun astronomy-themed virtual trivia! Come test your knowledge on the mysteries of the Cosmos and have the opportunity to ask questions of real astrophysicists from the UUֱ Space Institute!</p> Mon, 14 Feb 2022 23:39:39 +0000 nicole.ford@mail.mcgill.ca 812174 at /science Special Public Lecture - Surveying the Universe /science/channels/event/special-public-lecture-surveying-universe-326164 <p>A very special virtual public lecture by Steven M. Kahn, the Director of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a unique new major astronomical facility that will stitch together a completely new image of the entire Southern sky every few days!</p> Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:58:35 +0000 bridget.andersen@mail.mcgill.ca 631672 at /science **CANCELLED** Public AstroPhysics Night: Take it to the Limit: Mammoth Machines and the Tiniest Particles /science/channels/event/cancelled-public-astrophysics-night-take-it-limit-mammoth-machines-and-tiniest-particles-320990 <p><strong>EVENT CANCELLED: Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak in Montréal, our upcoming public lecture, "Take it to the Limit: Mammoth Machines and the Tiniest Particles", on March 19th has been postponed until further notice.</strong></p> Wed, 04 Mar 2020 16:41:58 +0000 bridget.andersen@mail.mcgill.ca 626757 at /science **CANCELLED** AstroPhysics Public Lecture: "Our Extravagant Universe: The Undiscovery of Cosmic Deceleration" /science/channels/event/cancelled-astrophysics-public-lecture-our-extravagant-universe-undiscovery-cosmic-deceleration-319560 <p><strong>EVENT CANCELLED: Due to unforeseen circumstances our AstroPhysics Public Lecture this coming Wednesday February 19th has been cancelled. Thank you all so much for your interest!</strong></p> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:40:18 +0000 bridget.andersen@mail.mcgill.ca 626602 at /science Public AstroPhysics Night: Biophysics: How Physicists Think About Life /science/channels/event/public-astrophysics-night-biophysics-how-physicists-think-about-life-303912 <p>A free public lecture at 7pm sharp on Tuesday, January 21st at the Frank Dawson Adams Auditorium (3450 rue University) by PhD student Lili Zeng from UUֱ.<br /> <br /></p> Tue, 07 Jan 2020 22:35:06 +0000 bridget.andersen@mail.mcgill.ca 626492 at /science Public AstroPhysics Night: The Oldest Light in the Universe /science/channels/event/public-astrophysics-night-oldest-light-universe-302975 <p>A free public lecture at 7pm sharp on Thursday, December 5th at the McIntyre Medical Building, Room 522 by Prof. John Sievers from UUֱ.<br /> <br /></p> Fri, 29 Nov 2019 15:23:21 +0000 taylor.bell@mail.mcgill.ca 626335 at /science AstroUUֱ @ Eureka! Festival /science/channels/event/astromcgill-eureka-festival-295163 <p>Visit AstroUUֱ at the Eurêka Festival!</p> <p>Using our alien eyes, we will see infrared light to see heat and unlock the secrets to global warming, self-driving cars, and distant galaxies. <strong>See you at booth 37!</strong></p> Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:57:48 +0000 taylor.bell@mail.mcgill.ca 624995 at /science Pint of Science Festival /science/channels/event/pint-science-festival-297101 <p>Pint of Science will be back in Montreal for the forth time on May 20-22! Numerous faculty and students from UUֱ will be giving talks throughout Montreal.</p> Mon, 13 May 2019 23:05:53 +0000 taylor.bell@mail.mcgill.ca 625430 at /science